Junior Legal Counsel

**Position**: Junior Legal Counsel

**Location**: Paris area (Colombes), France

**Reports To**: Senior Legal Counsel EMEA

**Contract Type**: Permanent, full-time

**Job summary**

As a Junior Legal Counsel EMEA you will be responsible for proactively supporting several Newell Brands Business Units operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on a broad range of legal matters relating to their day to day commercial, regulatory and supply chain activities.

**Key responsibilities**:
- Negotiating and advising on commercial agreements, including distribution, agency, sales, concession, franchise, wholesale, procurement and supply chain.-
- More specifically, negotiating and advising on French Mass Market Retail Customer Agreements, working closely with the commercial and sales teams in connection with the annual contract renewal process. Understanding the issues involved in each negotiation and developing legal arguments to facilitate it.-
- Managing and advising on commercial disputes.-
- Reviewing and advising on marketing and advertising materials, claims, packaging, communications, competitions and promotions.-
- Advising on quality, packaging/labeling and third-party certifications.-
- Supporting the marketing teams with product launches in EMEA, providing all commercial and regulatory advice required.-
- Providing routine advice and guidance on consumer and product regulatory issues, including responding to inquiries before consumer protection, import/export, and other authorities in EMEA with a particular focus on France.-
- General compliances issues, including data protection, and competition law, partnering with U.S. based Ethics and Compliance Counsel where required.-
- Coordinating with and supporting U.S. attorneys on specialist legal matters, including Intellectual Property, Employment/Labour, Corporate and Litigation issues.-
- Providing internal training on a range of legal topics.**Minimum Qualifications**:
- French Law Degree or equivalent European qualification and licensed to practice in the EU.-
- 0 - 2 years’ Post Qualification Experience in a similar position (internships excluded), preferably with an American or International Company.-
- Fluent in English and French.**Preferred Qualifications**:
- Experience of French mass market retail customer contract negotiation a bonus.-
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal management and outside parties (additional language skills a bonus).-
- Hands-on legal professional, possessing outstanding technical, analytical, communication and influencing skills.-
- Proactive and dynamic team player, with a high level of energy.-
- Ability to work in an organized, detailed manner under tight deadlines.-
- Basic level of commercial awareness with desire to propose pragmatic business solutions to complex legal issues.**What we can offer you**

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. A wide portfolio of our brands is strongly represented across the region including Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, Yankee Candle and many more.

Join us and benefit from:

- 4Ts Values: Truth, Transparency, Teamwork, Trust
- Global company with development opportunities, both locally and internationally.
- Corporate Citizenship Philosophies - environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices.
- Discount for some of our writing utensils of Parker, Waterman, Sharpie and others.
- Global Service Anniversary Program - recognition of milestone service anniversaries and birthdays.

**Are you interested?**
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